Steel-wool abrasive fabric



1,698,511 Jan. 8, W. H. ROBBINS STEEL WOOL ABRASIVE FABRIC Filed Feb. 4, 1927 F19 3. wffrfwfrrrvwyrfrrfra 2 l f1/0MM WILL/AM H. RQ/NS,

Patented Jan. s, 1929.

UNITED STATES vPATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. noBBINs, or SPRINGFIELD, oHIo, AAssIaNort 'ro THE WILLIAMS com,

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STEEL-woor. ABnAsIvE FABRIC.

' vApplication filed February 4, 1927'. .Serial No.l 166,000.

My invention relates to steel wool and particularly to belts and fabrics made therefrom, with and without othenmaterials. f

It is the object of my invent-ion'to provide polishing and abrading belts, ropes and other forms and shapes of steel wool either in combination with or without other materials, such as polishing and absorbing materials.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a c 'te belt woven into a fabric, such belt being composed of steel wool and textile material;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of such fabric composed of threads in one direction of textile material such as yarn, and in the other direction threads of steel wool;

Fig. 3 is a section through such a fabric; Fig. 4 is a section through a fabric so arranged that the textile material is on the outside and the steel wool is on the inside for furnishing the strength of the material'.

Referring to the drawings in .detail 1.-, indicates thesteel wool strands which are not absorbent, rough and abrasive, while 2 designates a textile strand such. as yarn whichl is soft, capable of polishing and is absorbent. It is desirable according to the type of work to be performed to arrange the steel wool strands so that they for-m the major portion of the surfaces as in Figures 2 and 3, or the textile strands so that they form the major portion of the surface as in Fig. 4 if the primary object is polishing.

a belt consisting of woven steel wool and texi As shown in Fig. ll a belt either of steel'wool by itself or in combination with the textile 35 material as shown in Figures 3 and 4 may be employed. This flat belt which is designated generally 4 lis mounted upon the drums 5 which are suitably actuated so that a broad polishing belt is provided for polishing the 4o -ing such as a fabric composed of woven steel.

wool and textile strands. 4 42. A new article of manufacture for use as tile strands.

3. A new article of manufacture such as an endless relatively broad belt woven of steel wool and textile strands. 4. A new article of manufacture consisting of a woven fabric formed ofsteel wool and 30 textile strands, the steel wool strands forming the exposed surface of thefabric while the textile strands are concealed therein.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature.

WILLIAM H. RoBBINs- 

